商
しょう
shou
JMdict entry #1346570
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
mathematics
quotient
see: 積・1
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) business; merchant; dealer
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
see: 五音
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
historical term
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
see: 殷
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は父親の商売を受け継がなくてはならない。
kare ha chichioya no shoubai wo uketsuga naku te ha nara nai 。
He must succeed to his father's business.
彼は父からその商売を引き継いだ。
kare ha chichi kara sono shoubai wo hikitsui da 。
He took over the business from his father.
彼は不成功に終わった商談について意見を述べた。
kare ha fu seikou ni owaxtsu ta shoudan ni tsui te iken wo nobe ta 。
He commented on his unsuccessful business negotiation.
彼は独立して商売を始めた。
kare ha dokuritsu shi te shoubai wo hajime ta 。
He went into business on his own account.
彼は東京で１０年間商売をしていた。
kare ha toukyou de １０ nenkan shoubai wo shi te i ta 。
He carried on business for ten years in Tokyo.
彼は店じまいのため商品を投げ売りした。
kare ha misejimai no tame shouhin wo nageuri shi ta 。
He sold his goods at a loss to wind up his business.